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New cruise tech goes live with first brand
Tuesday | Nov 7 2023CRUISE Amigo has gone live with its first customer, Murray River Paddlesteamers, following the product’s launch by parent company Tour Amigo earlier this year (CW 06 Jul).
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Uniworld “on sail” with FCTG
Tuesday | Nov 7 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) Independent division has chartered an entire Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection ship for its first-ever ‘Independent Icons’ incentive this week.
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A standing Ovation for RCI’s Aussie return
Monday | Nov 6 2023ROYAL Caribbean International’s (RCI) Ovation of the Seas (pictured) is back in Sydney for the cruise line’s biggest Australian season ever.
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Cunard out of Asia, Australia
Monday | Nov 6 2023CUNARD’S Japan deployments are also a casualty of the cruise line’s decision to deploy its Queen Elizabeth in the Americas in two year’s time (CW breaking news Fri), with the pivot seeing the ship sailing in Alaska during the northern summer and then the Caribbean in 2025/26.
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Uniworld’s pyjama party
Monday | Nov 6 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group Independent’s top advisors from around the world are currently enjoying the delights of the Danube aboard Uniworld Boutique River Cruises’ Beatrice as she cruises from Budapest to Vienna.
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NCL announces new Prima Plus class
Friday | Nov 3 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) has opened sales for its new Norwegian Aqua (render pictured), the first ship of its next-generation Prima Plus class.
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Hurtigruten doubles down on trade
Friday | Nov 3 2023HURTIGRUTEN’S Asia-Pacific office will continue to represent both the Hurtigruten Norway coastal cruising product and the recently rebranded HX Hurtigruten Expeditions range (CW 25 Sep), with the local operation led by Damian Perry (pictured right) now punching well above its weight in the global passenger mix.
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Perfecting Papeete’s port
Friday | Nov 3 2023THE Cruise Port of Papeete in Tahiti is nearing the completion of a major renovation (render pictured), which is on track to be formally unveiled to the public by the end of this year.
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NCLH axing Israel 2024
Thursday | Nov 2 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has confirmed it’s in the process of cancelling all calls to Israel in 2024 for its Norwegian, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, as it continues to closely monitor the escalating conflict in the region.
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Cruise through Savenio Symposium 2023
Thursday | Nov 2 2023WITH almost 50% of the Savenio Symposium attendees representing cruise suppliers, Savenio members cruised through luxury updates from each of these key suppliers.